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Modjo
Group · France · Paris · formed 1998 · disbanded 2002
French house duo
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Also known as Modjo Band · モッジョ
Timeline
8 events✦ Award 2◆ Formed 1+ Member joins 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1− Member leaves 1◇ Disbanded 1
1990s
· Member joins
Yann Destal joins the band
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Yann Destal leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography217 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374522394
Biography
Modjo was a French house music duo formed in Paris in 1999 by producer Romain Tranchart (born 9 June 1976) and singer Yann Destal (born Destagnol, 14 July 1978). Their biggest hit, "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (radio edit)3:422Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (original mix)5:063Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Acoustique mix)3:154Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix)5:125Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (CD-Rom video)3:40" was released in 2000, was followed by "Chillin'" and "No More Tears
No More TearsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1No More Tears (radio edit)3:522No More Tears (Step/House mix)6:143No More Tears (Wuz remix)8:494No More Tears6:15", both released in 2001.
Background
Born in Paris, Romain Tranchart moved with his family to Algeria and Mexico before settling in Brazil. There, he began learning the guitar, drawing inspiration from jazz classics. In 1998, influenced by DJ Sneak, Ian Pooley, and Daft Punk, Tranchart released his first single under the name Funk Legacy, titled "What You're Gonna Do, Baby", through Vertigo Records. He then attended the American School of Modern Music in Paris.
Also Parisian, Yann Destagnol learned to play the flute and clarinet as a small child. As he grew older, he became deeply influenced by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, David Bowie, and other pop acts. He started playing drums by emulating them and also learned to play the piano and guitar. He later bought a four-track recording machine and began singing and songwriting. Fascinated more by voices than by charismatic bandleaders, he admired bands such as Aerosmith, the Police, and Queen, and later became a fan of R&B divas.
The band stopped making music in 2003.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,300,638 | 40.5th |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 2 | 14.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2001 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:43
1Acknowledgement3:052Chillin'4:523Lady (Hear Me Tonight)5:064Too Good to Be True1:285Peace of Mind3:156What I Mean4:137Music Takes You Back4:128No More Tears6:169Rollercoaster4:1310On Fire6:3611Savior Eyes5:1312Lady (acoustic version)3:14
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lady (Hear Me Tonight)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:551Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (radio edit)3:42 2Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (original mix)5:06 3Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Acoustique mix)3:15 4Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix)5:12 5Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (CD-Rom video)3:40 | 19 June 2000 | ||
| 2001 | No More TearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 25:101No More Tears (radio edit)3:52 2No More Tears (Step/House mix)6:14 3No More Tears (Wuz remix)8:49 4No More Tears6:15 | 2001 | ||
| 2001 | Chillin’Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:101Chillin’ (radio edit)3:50 2Chillin’ (original extended)5:10 3Chillin’ Con Carne (Por Favor mix)5:55 4The Art of Chillin’4:02 5Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (acoustic)3:13 | 2 April 2001 | ||
| 2001 | What I MeanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:431What I Mean (original)4:12 2What I Mean ("The Crayon" Aloud's remix)6:19 3What I Mean (Mood II Swing vocal club mix)7:12 | 3 September 2001 | ||
| 2008 | Lady, Music Sounds Better With YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:351Lady, Music Sounds Better With You6:35 | 16 February 2008 | ||
| 2025 | Lady (Hear Me Tonight) [Remix]Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:041Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Sparrow & Barbossa & Koshi & Daymaan remix)4:04 | 26 September 2025 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | RemixedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 27:491Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Erick Morillo vs Who Da Funk? remix)7:22 2On Fire (Armand Van Helden remix)8:29 3No More Tears (Highpass vs Triple X remix)5:32 4What I Mean (Ian Pooley remix)6:26 | 2 July 2002 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Modjo RemixesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 3:08:051Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Danny Tenaglia's Statue of Liberty mix)10:16 2Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Modjo's Dyrt remix)7:07 3Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Erick Morillo vs. Who da Funk remix radio edit)4:34 4Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Erick Morillo vs. Who da Funk remix)7:19 5Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Harry "Choo Choo" Romero's original Recipe)7:41 6Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Harry "Choo Choo" Romero's Titanium dub)8:27 7Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Roy's Universal Soldiers mix)5:10 8Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Roy's Universal radio mix)3:38 9Chillin' (B.H.Q. Revision 1.2)6:57 10Chillin' (Modjo's Dyrt remix)7:40 11Chillin' (The Art of Chillin' mix)4:03 12Chillin' (live)6:17 13Chillin' (Chillin' Con Carne Por Favor mix)5:54 14What I Mean (The Crayon remix)6:18 15What I Mean (The Crayon remix edit)4:06 16What I Mean (Ian Pooley's Back in the Days mix)6:44 17What I Mean (Ian Pooley's Na Praia mix)6:27 18What I Mean (Mood II Swing vocal club mix)7:13 19What I Mean (Mood II Swing vocal dub remix)6:12 20No More Tears (Wuz remix)8:51 21No More Tears (Step House mix)6:11 22No More Tears (Highpass vs. Triple X dub mix)6:03 23No More Tears (Highpass vs. Triple X radio edit)3:34 24No More Tears (Highpass vs. Triple X remix)5:30 25On Fire (Archigram's "When What" remix)7:15 26On Fire (Armand Van Helden vocal mix)8:29 27On Fire (Armand Van Helden dub mix)7:17 28On Fire (Demon remix)7:43 29On Fire (Modjo's Dyrt edit)5:09 | Compilation,Remix | 19 August 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Modjo head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,300,638 | 40.5th |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 2 | 14.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act | won | |
| 2002 | Victory for the electronic, groove, dance music album | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Destal | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Romain Tranchart | — | present | |
| Yann Destagnol | — | present |
Where this record comes from
popularity—kworb.net · no licence published · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://kworb.net/spotify/listeners.htmlaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04bac789-bf59-4383-8ad7-799d20d969f7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04bac789-bf59-4383-8ad7-799d20d969f7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425262genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425262seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modjobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modjo
Why this artist is in the database
- Spotify monthly listeners (kworb.net) — rank #1239 · 10,300,638
Modjo
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 10,300,638, 28 language versions)
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1425262 · MusicBrainz: 04bac789-bf59-4383-8ad7-799d20d969f7
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